Segments Editor UI Reference

Segments Editor UI Reference

An overview of the Segments editor UI is discussed here. To access the Segments editor follow these steps:

  1. Go to Site Administration and select the site that you wish to create segments for.

  2. Click PeopleSegments under the Site’s menu.

  3. Click the Add User Segment button (Add).

At the top of the editor you can set the name, view the current members of the segment as it is defined, and choose to Save the Segment or Cancel to discard changes.

The top portion of the Segment Editor has the segment name and its members.

On the right side of the page, there’s a Properties menu with these options:

  • User
  • Organization
  • Session
  • Segments

You use the Segment Editor to create new Segments.

Operations and conjunctions are combined with the properties to define criteria.

Operations and Conjunctions

Several types of information can be collected by the User Segment interface. Some data is entered in text boxes, while others use selectors to select specific criteria or tools like a date picker. Some fields use an operator, which, depending on the specific context lets you select the relationship between the User or agent data and the criteria:

  • equals

  • not equals

  • greater than

  • greater than or equals

  • less than

  • less than or equals

  • contains

  • does not contain

Depending on the nature of the criteria, the operator selection may contain different combinations. For example, the Date selection described below contains all the previously listed options except contains and does not contain, whereas the Email Address selection has equals, not equals, contains and does not contain.

In between each criteria and each category, you can define an “and” or “or” conjunction. For “and” all criteria must be true in order for the criteria to be satisfied. With “or” it will be true if any of the defined criteria are true. You can also mix operators to create complex cases.

User Properties

User Properties are user attributes you want to capture. This is made up of user metadata as defined in their accounts, but also contains certain group memberships (like Roles and User Groups) as well as information like the date the user profile was last modified. These User properties are available:

Property Description
Date Modified Provides a date picker and a relationship selector to select the date that user information was last changed
Email Address Provides a text box to enter the email provided in the user’s profile
First Name Enter the first name provided in the user’s profile.
Group Select a site that the user is a member of.
Job Title Enter the job title provided in the user’s profile.
Last Name Enter the last name provided in the user’s profile.
Role Select a Role that the User is a member of.
Screen Name Enter the Users’ screen name.
Team Select a Team that the User is a member of.
User Group Select a user group that the User is a member of.
User Select a specific User from a list.
Name The full name of the User.

Since Liferay DXP 7.2 SP2+, these properties are also available for Users:

Property Description
Date of Birth Provides a date picker and a relationship selector to select the date of birth of the User
Tag Enter the tags that apply to the Users.

Organization Properties

Organization Properties is a selectable list of Organizations to include in your Segment. They contain similar criteria as the User selection, like Name and Date Modified. These Organization properties are available:

Property Description
Date Modified Enter the date that the organization information was last modified.
Name Enter the name of the Organization.
Hierarchy Path Enter the name of an ancestor Organization.
Organization Select a specific Organization.
Parent Organization Select a specific parent Organization.
Type Select the type of Organization, if Organization types have been defined.

Since Liferay DXP 7.2 SP2+, these properties are also available for Organizations:

Property Description
Country Select a specific country that the Organization is connected to.
Region Select a specific region that the Organization is connected to.
Tag Enter the tags that apply to the Organization.

Session Properties

Session Properties contains criteria based on the user’s activity, browser, and system information. You can use this to target the user’s device or OS, or for activity-based criteria like if a user entered the website through a specific campaign driven landing page. These Session properties are available:

Property Description
Browser Enter a property from the browser.
Cookies Enter the name of a browser cookie.
Device Brand Enter the brand name of the device being used.
Device Model Enter the model name of the device being used.
Device Screen Resolution Height Enter the screen resolution height value.
Device Screen Resolution Width Enter the screen resolution width value.
Language Select the current Language.
Last Sign In Date Select the date of the User’s last sign in.
Local Date Select the current date where the User is located.
Referrer URL Enter the URL that the user last visited.
Signed In Select whether the user is signed in.
URL Enter the current URL.
User Agent Enter a User Agent property.

Since Liferay DXP 7.2 SP2+, these properties are also available for the session:

Property Description
Hostname Enter a virtual host name.
Request Parameters Enter the name and value of a request parameter.

Starting from Liferay DXP 7.4 U42+/GA42+, the following property is also available for the session:

Property Description
IP Geocoder Country Select a country to match with the user’s IP address.

Segments Property

Available: Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+.

The Segments Property provides a way to combine existing Segments into a new Compound Segment. The Compound Segment inherits the properties from the Segments it is based on, and updates the members automatically. For more information, see Compound Segments.